'09 GA DT J.C. Lanier (Georgia Tech Verbal)

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'09 GA DT J.C. Lanier



Defensive tackle
Twin City (GA) Emanuel County Institute
Ht: 6-foot-3
Wt: 335 lbs
Class: 2009 (High School)

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J.C. has early scholarship offers from Clemson and Georgia Tech while also hearing from Florida State and Georgia. He has family in South Bend and they are talking up Notre Dame.

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My Take: J.C. is your prototype interior DL...NG/1 technique type. He shows a flatback burst with good pad level and leverage. J.C. will need to use those long arms more to his advantage and get a better jump on the snap, but he is a solid prospect.

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AJC

Dogs, Tech offer ECI's Lanier;

By Jeff Hood
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

J.C. Lanier, a 6-foot-5, 320-pound junior defensive tackle for Class A champion Emanuel County Institute, has received scholarship offers from Clemson, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech and South Carolina.
ECI coach Milan Turner said his prized lineman already has a couple of frontrunners.
"Georgia and Clemson are his top two," Turner said.
Turner thinks it?s too soon to predict which position Lanier will play in college.
"I think he can play on either side of the ball," he said. "Some coaches like him at nose guard; others see him on the offensive line."



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AJC

ECI defensive tackle on Clemson?s radar

By Jeff Hood
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 01/28/08
Fresh off the news that Emanuel County Institue juniors Washaun Ealey and Dexter Moody have committed to Georgia, a pair of assistant coaches from Clemson will invade the tiny town of Twin City on Tuesday in hopes of securing a commitment from defensive tackle J.C. Lanier.
But the Tigers will likely have to wait a few months on a decision by Lanier, who is rated as the 20th-best player in the Class of 2009 by Rivals.com.
?Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech and Florida are at the top of his list,? ECI coach Milan Turner said Monday evening. ?But he won?t make any decisions until spring time or early summer.
?He wants to make sure that his decision is the right place. And he?s doing a good job of handling that.?
Turner believes the 6-foot-3, 335-pound lineman is leaning toward Clemson.
?J.C. is not enamored with Georgia as a lot of people,? Turner said. ?I?d say Clemson is his number one choice right now. They?re coming to see him on Tuesday.
?He?s interested in Clemson, and I think Georgia knows that.?
As of Monday, Lanier had not received a scholarship offer from Georgia. If the Dogs do offer, it will likely be at the offensive tackle position.
?Next year?s Georgia recruiting class is going to be one of their smallest in years,? Turner said. ?They may only sign 13 players next year and they will only take three [offensive] linemen. So they?ll have to make [offers] count.
?But I?m a little bit surprised that Georgia hasn?t offered because I think he?s heads and tails above of everything that is out there. But I also think they want to be real careful and see exactly who fits their needs.?

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From the Clemson site. Coaches from Clemson were in to see Lanier, who says that Clemson leads right now. Clemson and Georgia Tech have offered, while Georgia is showing serious interest as well. J.C. would like to decide this summer, and would perfer to play defense.

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ECI lineman first to commit for Jackets | Football recruiting | ajc.com

GT verbal.